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Quick Time: Breakdown of long-distance races
Posted: 08/13/2014, 01:29 pm By Todd TurnerTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing (and the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story
Handicapping the 22nd Comp Cams Topless 100
Posted: 08/13/2014, 01:21 pm By Andy SavaryHandicapping the 22nd annual Comp Cams Topless 100 presented by Crop Production Services, the $40,000-to-win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event slated for Aug. 15-16 at Batesville (Ark.) Motor Speedway (complete Topless 100 coverage): Jimmy Full Story
Fast Facts: 22nd annual Comp Cams Topless 100
Posted: 08/12/2014, 04:40 pm22nd annual Comp Cams Topless 100 Dates: Aug. 14-16 (practice on Thursday; time trials and heat races Friday; consolations and 100-lap main event Saturday) Track: Batesville Motor Speedway, Locust Grove, Ark. (3/8-mile high-banked oval) Purse: Full Story
Hollidge gears up again with WoO foes returning
Posted: 08/12/2014, 01:20 pm By Joshua JoinerIt's not likely that Dale Hollidge will ever forget his World of Outlaws Late Model Series victory last season at Winchester (Va.) Speedway, but if he ever does, it probably won't take very long before someone reminds him of it. Nearly Full Story
Hall of Fame inductees share special memories
Posted: 08/12/2014, 11:29 am By Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (Aug. 9) — Hall of Fame memories flowed Saturday at Florence Speedway where the 2014 Class of the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame was enshrined as part of the 32nd annual Sunoco North-South 100 weekend. Drivers regaled Full Story
Top 25: North-South winner rises to the 13th spot
Posted: 08/12/2014, 09:54 am By Alli CollisDespite a late-race flat tire that ended his hopes of fourth North-South 100 victory, Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., was able to notch a top-10 finish in Saturday’s crown jewel event, helping him maintain the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Full Story
Cooney cracks 200-victory mark with IMCA
Posted: 08/12/2014, 08:47 amSTUART, Iowa – Thirty-odd years ago, Todd Cooney was one on the kids hanging on the fence and reveling in the races at Stuart Speedway. On Aug. 3, Cooney got to celebrate another of his own on-track accomplishments at the same storied Full Story
Fast Talk: Reviewing Carrier's coronation
Posted: 08/11/2014, 01:12 pmHere’s the latest edition of Fast Talk, a DirtonDirt.com feature each Monday sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products. Staffers Michael Rigsby, Todd Turner and Kevin Kovac gather weekly for a roundtable discussion about who’s hot, who’s Full Story
Notes: North-South 100 boosts top-five finishers
Posted: 08/10/2014, 03:46 pm By Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (Aug. 9) — Strong finishes in Saturday’s 32nd annual Sunoco Race Fuels North-South 100 at Florence Speedway is exactly what Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series regulars John Blankenship and Jared Landers have been looking for. Blankenship Full Story
Family, friends and foes praise victorious Carrier
Posted: 08/10/2014, 12:50 pm By Todd Turner and Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (Aug. 9) — When the big man they call Little Eddie climbed from his car Saturday in Florence Speedway’s victory lane, it seemed like everyone in the Bluegrass State was there to welcome him home. It was a long-awaited — Full Story
Patriarchs, World 100 winners set to join Hall
Posted: 08/09/2014, 11:24 am By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. (Aug. 9) — Two World 100 winners, patriarchs of two famous Midwestern dirt racing families, a gruff technical inspector and an ever-present ambassador of the sport are among Saturday's inductees in the Class of 2014 for the Full Story
Notes: Home-state trio grab Florence heat wins
Posted: 08/09/2014, 07:41 am By Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (Aug. 8) — Aside from Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series standout Steve Francis, two other drivers from the state of Kentucky picked up heat race wins in Friday’s Sunoco North-South 100 preliminaries at Florence Speedway in Full Story
Notes: Francis unveils throwback for Florence
Posted: 08/08/2014, 07:49 am By Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (Aug. 7) — The 1999 racing season was a big one for Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky. He picked up multiple crown jewel victories in becoming just the second driver to win the World 100 and the Dirt Track World Championship in Full Story
Handicapping the 32nd Sunoco North-South 100
Posted: 08/07/2014, 07:59 am By Andy SavaryHandicapping the field for the 32nd annual Sunoco Race Fuels North-South 100, the $50,000-to-win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event slated for Aug. 8-9 at Florence Speedway in Union, Ky. (complete North-South coverage): Jimmy Owens Full Story
Notes: Arkansas youngster heads in right direction
Posted: 08/07/2014, 07:23 am By Alli CollisChandler Petty, 18, of Cabot, Ark., got behind the wheel of a Late Model at age 14. In just his third start, he picked up his first career victory. Halfway through his fourth season, he’s already notched seven wins on the year, putting Full Story
Coverage index for Sunoco North-South 100
Posted: 08/04/2014, 11:24 amUNION, Ky. — Index for coverage of the 32nd annual Sunoco Race Fuels North-South 100, the $50,000-to-win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event set for Aug. 8-9 at Florence Speedway: Tuesday, Aug. 12 • Story: New Hall of Famers recall Full Story
Quick Time: Owens adds to big-purse dominance
Posted: 08/06/2014, 11:15 am By Todd TurnerTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing (and the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story
Fast Facts: 32nd annual Sunoco North-South 100
Posted: 08/05/2014, 10:07 am32nd annual Sunoco Race Fuels North-South 100 Dates: Aug. 7-9 (practice on Thursday; two sets of heat races Friday; consolations, dashes and 100-lap main event Saturday). Track: Florence Speedway, Union, Ky. (high-banked half-mile oval) Purse: Full Story
Top 25: Owens No. 1 for fifth straight week
Posted: 08/05/2014, 09:49 am By Alli CollisJimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., outdueled Bobby Pierce in Saturday’s USA Nationals finale at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis., to collect another crown jewel, solidifying his hold on to the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Top Full Story
Column: Pierce gets key lesson in Cedar Lake loss
Posted: 08/05/2014, 08:48 amThere they were, father and son, standing alongside each other in the pit area at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis., about an hour after the checkered flag fell on Saturday night’s 27th annual USA Nationals. The throng of fans Full Story
Notes: Victories raise value of Linville's ride
Posted: 08/04/2014, 02:05 pm By Alli CollisSITKA, Ky. — As he waited Sunday evening to make his way to staging for 201 Speedway’s inaugural Coal Show 50, Dustin Linville thought about how awful it was going to be to wake up for work early Monday morning after making the three-hour Full Story
Fast Talk: Analyzing the red-hot Owens
Posted: 08/04/2014, 12:11 pmHere’s the latest edition of Fast Talk, a DirtonDirt.com feature each Monday sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products. Staffers Michael Rigsby, Todd Turner and Kevin Kovac gather weekly for a roundtable discussion about who’s hot, who’s Full Story
Best-ever crown jewel finish boosts Moyer Jr.
Posted: 08/04/2014, 09:34 am By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 2) — Billy Moyer Jr. of Batesville, Ark., couldn’t have been happier with the fifth-place finish he posted in Saturday night’s 27th annual USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway. Well, Moyer would have been Full Story
Owens had his hand full grabbing $50,000 check
Posted: 08/03/2014, 05:45 pm By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 2) — Jimmy Owens was on the verge of losing Saturday night’s 27th annual USA Nationals so many times, it’s a wonder that he did win the prestigious 100-lap event at Cedar Lake Speedway. From an early bobble Full Story
Davenport hopes crown jewel cards fall his way
Posted: 08/02/2014, 01:56 pm By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 1) — Could Saturday night’s 27th annual USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway finally be the crown jewel breakthrough that Jonathan Davenport has been chasing? “Maybe,” the 30-year-old standout from Full Story
